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A woman scans her passport at an automated processing kiosk, at Pearson Airport, Toronto, Ontario, 4 December 2013, Richard Lautens/Toronto Star via Getty Images

Survey results: The Privacy Act in Canada

The OpenMedia community rallied together to make their voices heard about the importance of privacy protections in the public sector.

Shoppers use the interactive information map at the Eaton Centre shopping mall, Toronto, Canada, 26 July 2018; the parent company Cadillac Fairview uses facial recognition software embedded into many of the maps. Rene Johnston/Toronto Star via Getty Images

Will Bill C-11 #FixPrivacy in Canada or make it worse?

We were told that Bill C-11 would introduce huge fines for privacy violations. OpenMedia put it to the test and it completely fails.

An RCMP officer browses a smartphone during a reception in honour of the Canadian Police Mission in Ukraine, in Kyiv, 5 March 2020, Yevhen Kotenko/ Ukrinform/Barcroft Media via Getty Images

Privacy Commissioners find police use of Clearview AI violated privacy rights of Canadians

Clearview AI’s indiscriminate facial recognition technology is an “affront” to Canadians’ privacy rights, says joint investigation report.

A truck with an electronic sign calling attention to the high prices of internet services passes by the City Hall, in downtown Toronto, Canada, 26 January 2021, CORONAPD Toronto Star/Rick Madonik

Cheaper, faster Internet to be decided at Toronto’s City Council

Toronto City Council is considering a historic proposal to build a community-owned fibre Internet network!

A young man looks at his smartphone while walking on a boardwalk by the lake, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 27 August 2019, Andrew Francis Wallace/Toronto Star via Getty Images

Everything you didn’t know about CanCon

“CanCon” is Canadian content – TV shows, music, movies, and more – that meets a set of rigid criteria defined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and Canada’s Broadcasting Act.

What’s wrong with Bill C-10? An FAQ

Anatomy of a legacy media power grab.

Advocates welcome major overhaul to Canada’s privacy law

Bill C-11 provides much-needed protections for individuals’ data privacy.

Mobile billboards highlight government’s failure to support much-needed Internet during pandemic

A mobile billboard campaign circling Parliament is demanding to know why the federal government has not supported the affordability and availability of Internet in Canada during the pandemic.